A reminder that entries for Part 1 of the Pick the Tournaments contest are
due Thursday, March 3rd at 6:00 PM EST.

Below are my part 1 picks, which may be safely ignored, unless you agree with
them – in which case, history shows that you should really change your mind.


ECAC

First Round:
                                                                   # Games
                                               Winner (3 pts)       (1 pt)
#12 Princeton        at #5 Clarkson           Clarkson               2
#11 Brown            at #6 Rensselaer         Rensselaer             2
#10 Colgate          at #7 Dartmouth          Dartmouth              3
#9 Union             at #8 Cornell            Union                  3

RESEED

Quarterfinals:
                                                                   # Games
                                               Winner (3 pts)       (1 pt)
Union                at #1 Quinnipiac         Quinnipiac             2
Dartmouth            at #2 Yale               Yale                   2
Rensselaer           at #3 Harvard            Rensselaer             3
Clarkson             at #4 St. Lawrence       St. Lawrence           2

RESEED

Semifinals:
                                               Winner (8 pts)
Rensselaer           vs Quinnipiac            Rensselaer
St. Lawrence         vs Yale                  Yale

Championship:
                                               Winner (16 pts)
Rensselaer           vs Yale                  Yale

Tiebreakers:
1.  Championship game score:  3-1
2.  Total goals scored in tournament:  121


Hockey East

First Round:

                                                                   # Games
                                               Winner (3 pts)       (1 pt)
#12 Massachusetts    at #5 Boston University  Boston University      2
#11 Maine            at #6 Northeastern       Northeastern           2
#10 New Hampshire    at #7 Merrimack          New Hampshire          3
#9 Vermont           at #8 Connecticut        Connecticut            2

RESEED

Quarterfinals:
                                                                   # Games
                                               Winner (3 pts)       (1 pt)
New Hampshire        at #1 Boston College     Boston College         2
Connecticut          at #2 Providence         Providence             2
Northeastern         at #3 Notre Dame         Notre Dame             3
Boston University    at #4 UMass Lowell       Boston University      3

RESEED

Semifinals:
                                               Winner (8 pts)
Boston University    vs Boston College        Boston College
Notre Dame           vs Providence            Providence

Championship:
                                               Winner (16 pts)
Providence           vs Boston College        Providence

Tiebreakers:
1.  Championship game score:  4-3
2.  Total goals scored in tournament:  125


Atlantic Hockey

First Round:
                                                                   # Games
                                               Winner (3 pts)       (1 pt)
#11 American Int'l   at #6 Army West Point    Army West Point        2
#10 Niagara          at #7 Canisius           Canisius               2
#9 Sacred Heart      at #8 Bentley            Sacred Heart           3

RESEED

Quarterfinals:
                                                                   # Games
                                               Winner (3 pts)       (1 pt)
Sacred Heart         at #1 Robert Morris      Robert Morris          2
Canisius             at #2 Air Force          Air Force              3
Army West Point      at #3 Holy Cross         Holy Cross             3
#5 RIT               at #4 Mercyhurst         Mercyhurst             3

RESEED

Semifinals:
                                               Winner (8 pts)
Mercyhurst           vs Robert Morris         Robert Morris
Holy Cross           vs Air Force             Air Force

Championship:
                                               Winner (16 pts)
Air Force            vs Robert Morris         Robert Morris

Tiebreakers:
1.  Championship game score:  5-2
2.  Total goals scored in entire tournament:  120

Bill Fenwick
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